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Old 21st Dec 2007, 07:27
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Icarus
 
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Unsubstantiated statements are hardly worth the pixels they are written in. If you are not prepared to prove anything and expect everyone to just agree then you need to take a seat at the back.

(1) Because expenses exceed revenues.
GF has amateurs in Sales, Pricing and Revenue Management.
(2) 380? Lets put egos to one side. Just what route justifies such an aircraft for any M.E. carrier.
(3) Contingencies. The only crisis affecting GF on a daily basis is probably the price of oil/fuel. Hedging is an option if you have the right skills in the right area. In GF probably not.
(4) Strategy. Got it in one there. No leadership, no communication, no vision. GF needs a CEO.
(5) Alternative to Jet Fuel - let's see a commercially viable aircraft that runs on something other than JET-A1 first shall we?
(6) Delays. Sh1t happens and to everybody - just that GF do not have much to juggle to reduce the impact. See the B767's that are not on the Bahraini register are to be grounded from 31-Dec until they are. Can't see that helping much either. It is how you manage the sh1t that you are rated on.
(7) OTP is not that bad. It would be considerably better if the aircraft were in a condition to do so; this is probably a legacy of JH (no spares, no money) but one would have thought it should have been resolved by now.

Now, if you never report (on) anything how on earth do you know what is going right and what is going wrong so that you can improve. It is not about 'tit for tat' (at least one hopes not) it is about being responsible.

Yes GF needs a leader and one with integrity. One that can work with the Board.

GF also needs a Board who are prepared to keep their distance and allow a CEO to operate.

Will that happen? Your guess is a good as mine.
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